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Shiloh
Shiloh
Author: Larry J. Daniel
The battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in the wilderness of south central Tennessee, marked a savage turning point in the Civil War. In this masterful book, Larry Daniel re-creates the drama and the horror of the battle and discusses in authoritative detail the political and military policies that led to Shiloh, the personalities of those wh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780684803753
ISBN-10: 0684803755
Publication Date: 4/7/1997
Pages: 432
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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hardtack avatar reviewed Shiloh on + 2569 more book reviews
While an interesting book on the battle, I have to agree with the negative comments on the Amazon site referring to the maps not being of much use and the author using just names for colonels and below in the narrative.

By the latter I mean that after identifying the unit the officers were assigned to, he drops their ranks and unit assignment, which leaves you wonder who is what. So it becomes confusing. It would have been better to just use unit names, so the reader could follow the action.


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